Luxury villa architecture

Elounda Hills Reverie Complex, designed for Mirum Group by Tsikandilakis Lefteris + Architects, a multiple awarded architecture office in Heraklion, Crete, Greece, represent a new vision for luxury villa design and hospitality architecture. The concept design came into being from our longing to preserve the landscape’s primary elements while creating an innovative project and an environment dedicated to communal wellbeing, supporting human relationships and the interplay between people and nature. The geometry of the horizontal surfaces converses with the habitat, while their limit evens out the variations between artificial and natural space. The eastern view opens towards the endless blue of the sea and Mirabello Bay, while the bac... More

Embark on a journey through the timeless elegance of white and beige clay villas, set against the sandy hues and soft contours of the desert landscape.  Visualization by Cristina La Porta This design project, crafted using advanced artificial intelligence and computer-generated imagery (CGI), delivers an extraordinary visual experience. Visualization by Cristina La Porta Detailed visualizations capture the seamless integration of sophisticated architecture with the surrounding nature, creating an unparalleled haven of relaxation in the heart of the desert. Visualization by Cristina La Porta More

In the heart of Emirates Hills, Dubai, stands Solar House, seamlessly fusing lavishness and a sustainable approach to modern living. This architectural masterpiece, a collaboration between XBD Collective and a forward-thinking family of five, is not only a home but a beacon of green luxury, powered by solar energy. Forbes acknowledged its exceptional features, including a two-story pool, suspended glass bridge, and a USD 95 million price tag. Charly Simon Photo Harmony of Design and Sustainability Covering an expansive 37,550 sq ft, Solar House is a retreat designed to meet the family's vision of green luxury. As you step inside, the warm embrace of modern elegance welcomes you. With ten bedrooms, outdoor pools cascading across two f... More

‘Eagle Mansion Signature Villa’ has been selected as one of the three finalists in the "Signature Mansion" international invited competition organized by Emaar Misr for its newly developed project "Soul Luxury Beach Resort" on the Northern Coast of Egypt. This villa was designed for Mohamed Alabbar, is an Emirati businessman who is best known as the founder of Emaar Properties, the developer of assets such as the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall, as well as the chairman of Eagle Hills, an Abu Dhabi-based private investment and real estate development company. Soul Luxury Beach Resort, by Emaar Misr | EH, is a pioneering 580 acres; that is located 30 KMs away from Marassi. It’s a place that instills a sense of belonging, in... More

Villa Petra is the product of an ambitious renovation of a featureless building set on a sloping terrain in Carvoeiro, Algarve.  Since the existing structure couldn't be altered, the Studio designed new levels to harmonise the building with the site topography, creating movement and separating the day and night areas. Fernando Guerra On three levels, the house features a ground level entirely dedicated to the living area, perfect for hosting guests and having parties thanks to its connection with the outdoor swimming pool area, and upper and lower floors where the bedrooms are situated.  Fernando Guerra Fernando Guerra The house has been dressed in Macael white marble, wrapped in a garment of preciousness and dis... More

Blending into a 12,000 sqm site in Karpathos, on a secluded area on the outwards of Menetes village, three villas make their appearance in the most humble way.   With a 23% site slope, the villas emerge from the landscape in a linear arrangement parallel to the view, respecting the natural topography. Placed amphitheatrically, the three villas have unobstructed views to the Aegean Sea while offering privacy and seclusion to their guests. A true relationship between indoor and outdoor, integrates the buildings to its surrounding. Built partially underground, the geometry and materiality reflect the site’s original textures and the buildings blend with the rough context. White, clean ribbons become retaining walls creating the on... More

Villa No.1 and No.2 are designed in two lands close to each other, one with ​​740 square meters area and the other one with 1400 square meters area on gas street at Chelak Province. The client requested a personal signature, a specific idea for him that could be presented in all his projects. According to the subject of the project, Iranian traditional house typology was studied, both introverted and extroverted. In both types, voids were memorable event occurred, whether in the courtyard of the houses in central zone of Iran or as a gholam gardesh of houses in northern part of the country. Due to the study we emphasis on ​​empty space and void. In-Between spaces were the structural idea of ​​the project the client was looking for. So in th... More

Si sangan villa is located on a site at the area of ​​Si-Sangan region ,a special location between the forest and the sea. The most important issue that client request , was the privacy. In addition to this issue, the design team has paid attention to the relationship between the villa and the site, geometry, structure and vernacular architecture. The initial design starts with a square with 4 divisions, then the square boundaries are distorted so that the walls are organized on smaller squares diagonal. In this way, the neighboring views are blocked and the north-south view opens, the site and the landscape are also penetrate the project. Subsequently, inspired by native architecture and morphological studies of sloping roof, the walls of... More

Designed in a sharply inclined hillside in Kelardasht, a village in the north of Iran. One of the primary client's demands was the privacy issue, and due to the way the neighbors built, we decided to put the building on the upper part of the plot to preserve villa from surrounding predomination. this also provides more sustainable condition and reduces the cost of building. after that we justified the roof with the street level and you enter the villa from the roof. other design elements like the sloping roof and the chimney added in an abstract way in order not to interfere in the landscape, celebrate privacy, provide unique views from inside and also being generous and humble to the environment. Head Architect : Maziar DolatabadiLead... More

Si sangan villa is located on a site at the area of ​​Si-Sangan region ,a special location between the forest and the sea. The most important issue that client request , was the privacy. In addition to this issue, the design team has paid attention to the relationship between the villa and the site, geometry, structure and vernacular architecture. The initial design starts with a square with 4 divisions, then the square boundaries are distorted so that the walls are organized on smaller squares diagonal. In this way, the neighboring views are blocked and the north-south view opens, the site and the landscape are also penetrate the project. Subsequently, inspired by native architecture and morphological studies of sloping roof, the walls of... More

The vertical villa project has been planned to be a residential complex in one of the most exquisite spots of Alanya.The site has a great scenery of a green mountain range around and a marvelous coastline at a distance. Although the site is surrounded by typical residential blocks, we thought about a different kind of combination of individual units, noticing social interaction and the atmosphere created by. Moreover, considering the pattern language of Alanya residential architecture, we apply sloping roof as a substantial item to our project.The very first drafts were to generate a coherent form, moving along the slope and turning toward various views around the site.As a result, the developing of the form is a combination of cu... More

In this project, the client requested a neo-classic building with four separate sections.The design team decided to match the client’s need with his characteristic type and develop the classic structure with a new expression of the past architecture. By studying the past architecture, we attempted to establish a symbiosis between past and present through a representation of the Chahar-Bagh Arche-type.By emphasizing the main axis of the Chahar-Bagh, we created a void between the building that allowed light and landscape into it which connected the ground to the sky.The voids are defined from the roof to the lower part of the building continuously, connecting north to south, east to west and top to bottom of the project.The villa has two floo... More

Archilovers Best Project winner.   Casa da Paz is a project which remodels the 1990s-built detached villa located adjacent to a golf course in the Algarve, Southern Portugal. The project overhauls an existing building to adapt it to the lifestyle of the current owners.  The request included an extension on the roof terrace to create a family room. In addition to the new room, the process began by thinking about the current spaces and how to make them more functional. Connection and Light The entrance hall was tight and dark and strangled by the volume of the kitchen. This space on its own was in need of a profound renovation.  A double-height area at the entrance was created to achieve an airy space and the kitchen was... More

Architect: Ashari ArchitectsDesigner: Amir Hossein AshariDesign contributors: Zahra Jafari3D: Mostafa YektarzadehGhasre-dasht ( Dastani ) VillaThe project’s main challenge was to prevent any interference to the garden environment and creating adaptability to the existing site.The design response is: creating various perspectives through the garden such as lotus pond (utilizing an element from the garden character), bridges (human suspension on a transparent path in the garden) and circulation paths in between the garden spaces (Human movement between open and semi open garden spaces). All these features occur without moving or eliminating any existing condition such as trees.Creating seating areas with various qualities(sitting on water, si... More